Vision

Our Vision is that every human being has the right to good eyesight. It is our mission to give every slumdweller in the world access to affordable quality glasses. By doing so, we believe that giving them the right vision will lead them to a better future.

The Problem

Approximately 630 million slum dwellers worldwide are visually impaired. They could be helped by a pair of simple eyeglasses. However, these people, many of them living on 1 dollar a day or less, don't have the money or opportunity to buy glasses.

Often these people can't work and many young people are not able to go to school due to weak eyesight. The estimated loss of income caused by this fact is valued at about 120 billion USD per year. This is equivalent to the entire annual amount of development aid worldwide.

Our solution

We make eyeglasses production and delivery community driven, thus improving the lives of the visually impaired as well as the community. The glasses are made from simple wire, pre made detachable lenses, and a shrinking tube. With a special designed bending machine, local slum dwellers can produce the glasses themselves. With 2 weeks of training they can either learn the trade or become micro entrepreneurs.With a two-staged channel model, by first approaching schools and churches before setting up mobile shops, we aim to increase accessibility to eye care to urban slums.